Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-31
THE AnERICA's cur.

The next contest for the possession Of
the famous Americas cup bids fair TO
be the most interesting Of the many
contests which our English cousins
have made 10 recover the splendid tro-
ply which the gallant America wrested
from them 80 many years ago. Within
tSo years there have been two such
contests. and nov there lie to be q third.
The English builders produced the
Genesta, which they believed to be q
little faster than any yacht that had
previously been built. Before 70 was
sent 10 America 10 recover the coveted
trophy, however, the Yankee builders
had psodaSed the Puritan, which quiOA
ly proved herself to be faster than the
Gsnesia. Nothing daunted, the EDRliEh
builders constructed the GaIatea for IT.
express purpose Of eutsaIlinR the Puri-
tan. Before she reached Ameriep,
however, the Yankee builders had pre-
ducsd the MAyflOweF, which easily
sailed away from the wonderful cutter,
AZ u seemed impossible for the En-
Riish yaohtsmen to design q vessel 50
fast that the Americans could not al
once design . faster one, she Scotch
took upon themselves the task Of viz.
mag back the Americas cup. On tie
day that the GalAtea vas defeated By
the Mayhower, IL vas announced that q
syndicate had been formed at Glasgow
for she purpose Of buildine q yacht
which should be q veriiable wonder Of
the seas and which would sail away
from anything that American builders
eoald produce a. easily a. from an cid.
fashioned canal boat. The Scotch have
always been famous boat builders, and
American yaehtsmen heard Of their in.
teation With many niagivings. fearing
that the time vas near at hand uhen
tbs long retained cup must be yielded
The scotch baildeEa disre0aFded the
accepted English models, and built thsiI
vessel on American lines, with only
slight notifications. They produced a
vessel which is what they promised that
1t would be--a wonder Of the seas. II
ls unqaestionAbly the fastest yacht that
has ever been built In Great Britain.
Il distsnced all the crack English cot
tiers without difisulty, aud the people
and press Of England and Scotland are
fairly babblins over with admiration
FOR the Thistle, for that lie the name
which the Scotch baildeFs conferred
upon the vesssl which is TO be the
champion Of Scotland. She Is q noble
vessel. and demonstrated at once that
her sailing qualities are far superior 10
those Of either the Puritan or TIE NAY
aower, Her ability 70 vim back The
famous cup ts regarded a. unquss-
tioned By English yaohtnen. and tAey
lock coshdently forward 10 The time
when the Thistle will come sailing
across The Atlan,ie bringing back 10 tie
Qaesn she cup which the Ameries bore
aSAy from her 80 loug ago. She IL rev
being prepared for her transatlantic
voyage. and 10 = fee days wili set sail
fer Amsrics. bearing With her the hopea
Of al true British yaehtmen.
American ysohismsn. however. were
nos sleeping whila the scotch hallders
we're constructing this model Of Marie
architecture. They sOsu realized teai
The THISTLE woald Be able 10 oas-saii
either Of the yachts Vhich % saccess-
fuliy defended the oap Against the
GsnsstA and the GAlAasA They real
tFsd, too. THAI, u she va 10 be defeated
q Ucoid be necessAFy 10 sosstracs .
vessel Which voald be Al improvement
apon anything thAs Amefican hzildsFs
bad yet prodaced. General Paine. OF
BsstOn, unasvsook to rsy soF s1sa q
vvs.sl, and BaFEeSs. The 1ssisusE Of tie
Puritan Ana ths MayaS~er, uzaertook
10 design her, Sac wAa bsilt At Crsnp's
sAip YardS, 90 tie Delaware. aid is
u0w FveViyirs her aaiRaiue toaehes at
I hosiou- The ssa - tsreS tans whioA
she hNs tskea mere than iastify TIE
ksFss % Der admiFtEs, aEi Is Is eyldsni
thAi vsssel has hsss sonstrussed
welsh l. vel elisd b spAola The houor
q Auasrioa scsisss tsa Teissls OF any
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